Scope
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out. To perform arthroscopic surgery.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A short version of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain. a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
Example sentence: Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.
Compass
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: In a circuit; round about.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).A pair of compasses (a device used with a pencil to draw an arc or circle on paper).The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.A space within limits; area.scope
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.To go about or round entirely; to traverse.To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.To plot; to scheme (against someone).
Example sentence: A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.